{"id":48918,"date":"2018-08-31T18:35:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-31T18:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/31\/no-more-exposure-this-forward-unit-is-getting-an-upgrade-that-lets-strykers-fire-missiles-remotely\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:51:20","slug":"no-more-exposure-this-forward-unit-is-getting-an-upgrade-that-lets-strykers-fire-missiles-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/08\/31\/no-more-exposure-this-forward-unit-is-getting-an-upgrade-that-lets-strykers-fire-missiles-remotely\/","title":{"rendered":"No more exposure: This forward unit is getting an upgrade that lets Strykers fire missiles remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The upgraded Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle – Dragoon has arrived in Germany for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, a unit permanently stationed in Germany.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

A new tech solution being fielded to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany this month will remove a long-standing vulnerability to dismounted troops working with Strykers<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until now, if a soldier needed to fire a Javelin missile from the light-armored vehicle<\/a>, the Stryker would have to stop, the soldier would get out and hit the target with the shoulder-fired missile, and then jump back on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s kind of a 20th Century method for shooting small missiles that leaves the soldier too exposed for modern combat<\/a>, where troops are required to fight fast-targeting enemies with advanced sensors and shooters.<\/p>\n\n\n\t